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Behr Melted Butter#FFDC9D · LRV 75

Melted Butter reads as a red-orange / warm — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr 300A-3 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR MELTED BUTTER
RGB 255, 220, 157 LRV 75

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Melted Butter
SKU 300A-3
Hex #FFDC9D
RGB 255, 220, 157
HSL 39°, 100%, 81%
LRV 75
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Yellow

About Behr Melted Butter

Melted Butter is very light — LRV 75, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.

Melted Butter shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Essentially Bright
SKU 0959 · #FFDE9F · LRV 76
ΔE 0.7 (imperceptible)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all yellow from that brand.

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.46
All yellow at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC727
#FFDD9D
Valley Flower
ΔE 0.46 · LRV 75
DE5317
#FFDE9C
Precious Nectar
ΔE 1.07 · LRV 76
DE5220
#FFDEA6
Organza
ΔE 1.56 · LRV 76
DE5289
#FFE1A3
Midday Sun
ΔE 1.71 · LRV 78
DE5373
#F8DCA3
Clay Dust
ΔE 2.11 · LRV 74

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.14
All yellow at Benjamin Moore →
2155-50
#FBDC9F
Suntan Yellow
ΔE 1.14 · LRV 70
151
#FFD99F
Orange Froth
ΔE 1.76 · LRV 70
2017-50
#FFDDA6
Yellow Haze
ΔE 1.78 · LRV
171
#FCDB94
Sweet Butter
ΔE 1.99 · LRV 70
297
#FAE1A0
Golden Honey
ΔE 3.24 · LRV 73

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.28
All yellow at Valspar →
V014-1
#FFDBA1
Cha-Cha-Cha
ΔE 1.28 · LRV 75.7
V052-1
#FFDCA7
Lemon Bars
ΔE 2.35 · LRV 75.7
3002-2B
#FFE19C
Peach Tickle
ΔE 2.38 · LRV 78.7
3002-4B
#FFDBA6
Apricot Mousse
ΔE 2.48 · LRV 75.7
3006-6B
#FCDCAB
Shoreline
ΔE 3.12 · LRV 74.6

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.57
All yellow at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9016
#FDDFA0
La Luna Amarilla
ΔE 1.57 · LRV 76
SW 6896
#F7DDA1
Solé
ΔE 2.6 · LRV 74
SW 6681
#F6DDA3
Butter Up
ΔE 2.9 · LRV 74
SW 9017
#FEDF94
Sunny Veranda
ΔE 3.05 · LRV 76
SW 6900
#F5E1A6
Optimistic Yellow
ΔE 4.46 · LRV 76

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.67
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
1205-5
#FDD792
Evening Glow
ΔE 1.67 · LRV 72
1205-4
#FCDFA4
Honey Bee
ΔE 1.8 · LRV 76
1204-4
#FBDCA8
Doodle
ΔE 2.41 · LRV 75
1210-3
#F6E0A9
Visionary
ΔE 3.89 · LRV 76
1209-3
#F5DEAE
Dusty Yellow
ΔE 4.22 · LRV 75

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.55
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 68
#EFD5A1
Dorset Cream
ΔE 3.55 · LRV 69
NO. 218
#F2CF86
Yellow Ground
ΔE 3.73 · LRV 65
NO. 233
#F7E29D
Dayroom Yellow
ΔE 4.75 · LRV 77
NO. 67
#EFDBB3
Farrow's Cream
ΔE 6.11 · LRV 72
NO. 71
#EADFB7
Pale Hound
ΔE 8.24 · LRV 74

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.88
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-42
#EFD3A2
Lemony
ΔE 3.88 · LRV 68
JG-39
#E8D280
Amber
ΔE 6.71 · LRV 65
JG-38
#ECE1BC
Ambient Light
ΔE 8.64 · LRV 75
JG-167
#E3D9C4
Morning Snow
ΔE 11.99 · LRV 70
JG-17
#E8E1CD
Soft Landing
ΔE 12.8 · LRV 75

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.19
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 4.19 · LRV 69
PNT100-MD-23
#F5CA7A
Golden Hour
ΔE 5.24 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-71
#F7CFB0
Before Sunrise
ΔE 9.91 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-62
#F1E6D4
Like Buttah
ΔE 12.69 · LRV 80
PNT100-LT-26
#F7CCB9
Pop
ΔE 14.94 · LRV 66

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.86
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 5.86 · LRV 60
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 11.46 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 11.93 · LRV 84
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 14.11 · LRV 60
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 16.7 · LRV 86

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

The nearest shades to Melted Butter within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

M290-3
Corn Stalk
LRV 74
P250-3
Marsh Marigold
LRV 72
BXC-31
Midsummer
LRV 73
P240-2
Peach Glow
LRV 75
310A-3
Manila Tint
LRV 79
340C-3
Pismo Dunes
LRV 70

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #FFDC9D in HSL space. Pair Melted Butter with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#FFDC9D + #9DC0FF
TRIADIC
#FFDC9D · #9DFFDC · #DC9DFF
ANALOGOUS
#FFAB9D · #FFDC9D · #F1FF9D

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.31:1 fail
Sample text on black
15.98:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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